Dylan Priest modeling his Wren Boy hat.
If you’re Irish and in Philadelphia, what do you look forward to most of all after Christmas? No, not returning your gifts to get something you really wanted. The Wren Party!
The Delaware Valley Comhaltas is holding its 13th annual Wren Party, an Irish tradition, on Monday, December 26 at 7 PM at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Limekiln Pike in Glenside.
Bring a snack, your dancing shoes, your kids and a wren boy hat for the parade and contest. For more about Wren Parties and Wren Boy hats, see our story, photos and video from 2008. It’s a great way for you and your kids to experience a little bit of Ireland right here.
On December 28, hear some more fabulous Irish music at the Mermaid Inn with Paraic Keane, Kitty Kelly and Mike Albrecht, the band called Tri na Cheile.
End the year on a high note. Really. Barleyjuice is ringing in the New Year at the Sellersville Theatre.
There’s also a New Year’s Eve Party at the Irish Center.
Check your local listings—that would be our calendar—for all the details.
We’re all taking a little time off—we think—but we’ll be back in the new year, telling you what to do. Until then, from Jeff, Lori, and me, Nollaig Shona Dhaoibh—happy Christmas to you—and Athbhliain faoi mhaise dhuit (Happy New Year!). Please don’t ask us to pronounce it.
